Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says effective policy, planning, and governance are necessary to streamline national and international efforts to address the climate change challenge.
‘Since origins of the climate change are global, their solution and management would also have to be global,’ she said.
The fifth International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, which lasted two days, is where the prime minister came up with this opinion.
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and its partners hold an annual conference called the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. To advance the global conversation on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure, it brings together member nations, organizations, institutions, and infrastructure players and stakeholders.
Delivering Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructure: Pathways for Risk Aware Systems, Processes, and Investments was the theme of the programme. Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, also spoke at the event.
Hasina, however, assured that Bangladesh is ready to join any initiative at the regional and global level dealing with the impacts of climate change.
‘I call upon coordinated global efforts and a shared vision for climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilient infrastructures,’ she said.
She said that commitment and compliance with financing mechanisms were indispensable for addressing unforeseen crises.
‘A greater sense of solidarity among governments, international and regional organizations, and private sectors are required to build a sustainable and resilient future for all of us,’ she said.
At the same time, she said, ‘We need to bring changes in our way of thinking in this discourse by incorporating science, technology, innovation, resilient transition.’
She reiterated Bangladesh’s commitment to working with the global community hand in hand to ensure a better world for all.
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2023 brings a purposeful focus on demonstrable solutions towards a call for action to realize the resilience of infrastructure.
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ICDRI 2023 will engage decision-makers, thought leaders, academia, and institutions from across the world to work on solutions for infrastructure resilience.
PM Hasina said that due to the adverse impacts of climate change, all were facing unpredictable climatic events and disasters, which are damaging establishments and resources on massive scales.
‘Strong and resilient physical infrastructure is needed to withstand and adapt to changing conditions, and from shocks and stresses.’
Recently, she said that the world has witnessed a series of catastrophes like massive earthquakes in Turkey, Syria, and Afghanistan, hurricanes in the Caribbean, the US, and Canada, and floods in South Africa.
Last year, she mentioned that Bangladesh, experienced a series of natural disasters, including floods and cyclones, causing huge economic losses.
‘It is important that all future infrastructure construction and systems must be resilient to disasters to protect our investments,’ she stated.
She said that as one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, Bangladesh experienced frequent natural calamities like floods, tidal surges, cyclones, storms, droughts, and thunderbolts.
Story adapted from New Age Bangladesh
